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| Domain | Definition |
Tips from 1870 | Usage: After that. "After that I have attended to the business I will call upon you." The word that is superfluous. Source: Slips of Speech. |
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Crosswords: AFTER THAT |
| English words defined with "AFTER THAT": all in ♦ beat, bushed ♦ dead ♦ help ♦ redirect examination ♦ serve ♦ thereupon, therewith ♦ with that. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "AFTER THAT": demoscene ♦ ISAPI filter ♦ load controller ♦ Packer concentration. (references) |
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| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Some fresh meat will be nice after that dried up beef jerky that calls herself Hunter. (Grosse Pointe; writing credit: Amy Engelberg; Wendy Engelberg) After that they make the best patients. (Spellbound; writing credit: Ben Hecht) After that, you're on your own. (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby) I know, but after that. (Igby Goes Down; writing credit: Burr Steers) Yeah, I'd thought we'd start out with soup and a light salad, and then see how we feel after that. (The Emperor's New Groove; writing credit: Chris Williams; Mark Dindal) | |
Lyrics | It ain't gonna be nothin after that (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre) We're after that same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend ("Moon River"; performing artist: Henry Mancini) 'Cos after that she kept on coming back and catchin' feelings (O.P.P.; performing artist: Naughty By Nature) And after that you turned your back (19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN; performing artist: The Rolling Stones) | |
Clever | Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. (references; author: Mark Twain) You can survive on charm for about 5 minutes. After that, you'd better know something! (references; author: unknown) | |
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![]() | Figure 2. H. Fol and E. Sarasin photometer, 1884 model. Left: device closed. Right: Device opened. This instrument was used in 1885 to study the penetration of light in Lake Leman and after that in the Mediterranean. It was tried off Cape Ferrat, France, in between 200 and 400 meters water depth. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Steams through an aircraft-deployed smoke screen, 26 February 1929, shortly after that year's "Fleet Problem" exercises. Credit: NAVY. |
![]() | Pogo]. You goin' down after that li'l' ol' Pollywog boy I swallowed by accident. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Who stole the tarts?] "After that," continued the Hatter, "I cut some more bread-and-butter ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | The power of commanding ends with nonage; and though, after that, honour and respect, support and defence, and whatsoever gratitude can oblige a man to, for the highest benefits he is naturally capable of, be always due from a son to his parents; yet all this puts no scepter into the father's hand, no sovereign power of commanding. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | After that date the total number of effectives in the Army of the States constituting Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers and establishments of depots. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Hunting of the Snark | Carroll, Lewis | Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And appeared unaccountably shy. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker, was an outrage on the credulity of human nature. |
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish | Douglas Adams | Ford Prefect turned up the day after that looking hung over and complaining that Arthur never answered the phone. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | After that, they picked the leaves, and they put them in their playthings. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Jesus Meek they called me after that. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It is not known whether therapy initiated after that point would be beneficial. (references) | |
This should be done before the age of 30 because after that women (and men) may begin to lose bone strength slowly. (references) | ||
When a laboratory animal makes its way through a maze to get to a reward, it makes a number of wrong turns the first time. After that, its errors are fewer, and it makes more correct turns. (references) | ||
Business | There is a twelve-month service fee of 17 USD. After that initial period of time, a monthly charge is applied. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Afghanistan | In January the Taliban reportedly arrested 28 barbers in Kabul for giving customers a haircut styled after that of actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the film "Titanic." In March religious police reportedly ordered all students across the country to wear turbans in class. (references) |
Economic History | South Africa | The FY 2001 report is due out on July 30, 2001, and can be viewed after that date at the website indicated below. (references) |
Canada | Civil law is also based on the common law of England, except in Quebec, which has retained its own civil code patterned after that of France. (references) | |
Human Rights | Iceland | The courts have been less willing to allow continued solitary confinement after that time. (references) |
Minorities | Belarus | The law grants citizenship to any person living permanently on the territory of the country as of October 19, 1991. Those who arrived after that date and wish to become citizens are required to submit an application for citizenship, take an oath to support the Constitution, have a legal source of income, and have lived in the country for 7 years. (references) |
Political Economy | Philippines | The Philippines has a presidential form of government patterned after that of the U.S., with separation of powers among the executive, legislative and judicial branches. (references) |
Travel | Cote D'ivoire | When dining out, it is best to depart the restaurant before 9:30 p.m., as most armed robberies of restaurants have occurred after that time. (references) |
Worker Rights | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rules regarding rest and vacation vary, although typically no vacation is granted during the first 6 months of employment and 18 days per year are granted after that period. (references) |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Gene Wilder | Whatever anyone might have read in the book, that was only the start. It got much worse after that. It was very difficult. |
Priscilla Presley | That was a way of life. I didn't know anything from then on after that. I didn't look at it that way. That was how he, you know, he got around and he had his entourage. It was just his way of life. I had to accept that. I certainly couldn't change it. |
Rush Limbaugh | Just listen to how Dionne flips out, simply because Brian Williams quoted me as saying I didn't want to get out of bed the day after that Gore speech. |
William Shatner | Roddenberry set up a concept and that was critical. A lot of people after that have run with the ball. |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
liza minnelli the day after that | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "AFTER THAT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 隨之而後 (following from that, from that), 而後 (then), 然後 (after, afterwards, then), 接 (continue, then, to carry on, to follow, went on to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | potom (after, hereupon, next, then, thereafter), poté (thereafter), nato (Nato, thereafter, thereupon, with that). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sitten (afterwards, next, subsequently, then), senjälkeen (afterwards), sen jälkeen (afterwards, since, subsequently, thereafter, thereupon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | danach (according to that, accordingly, after, after it, afterwards, behind that, beyond, hereafter, in accordance with that, next, then, thereafter, towards it). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εν συνέχεια (in the sequel, then, thereinafter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dopo (after, afterwards, behind, beyond, later, later on, next, past, since, subsequently, then, thereafter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 而来 (since then), 而後 , 爾来 (since then), その後 (afterward), そよ風 (as it is, breath of air, degree or extent, even so, even that, gentle breeze, in itself, in that case, look at me!, look out!, look!, soft wind, sparklingly, still, well, well then, zephyr), 其の後 (thereafter), 其れから (and then). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | その" (afterward, thereafter), それからというもの , それから (and then), じ" (after-, ex-, Go game resulting in tie or draw, post-, thereafter, whispering), じらい (land mine, since then). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | afteray atthay и вслед за тем (and after that). (various references) kamorao (after). (various references) därpå (afterwards, then, thereon, thereupon, upon it), därefter (afterwards, then, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, thereafter, thereunder). (various references) ondan sonra (afterwards, then, thereafter, whereupon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | exinde. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 13, Verse 24 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | All en ekeinaiV taiV hmeraiV meta thn qliyin ekeinhn o hlioV skotisqhsetai kai h selhnh ou dwsei to feggoV authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed in illis diebus post tribulationem illam sol contenebrabitur et luna non dabit splendorem suum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ac on þam dagen æfter þare ge-swæncednyssebeoð sunne aþeostred. & se monehis brihtnysse ne sylð. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But in tho daies, aftir that tribulacioun, the sunne schal be maad derk, and the moon schal not yyue hir liyt, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Moreover in thoose dayes after that tribulacio the sunne shall wexe darke and the mone shall not geve her light |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light, |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 13, Verse 24 |
| Cebuano | ¶ "Apan niadtong mga adlawa, tapus sa maong kasakitan ang Adlaw mongitngit ug ang Bulan dili na mohatag sa iyang kahayag, |
| Croatian | Nego, u one dane, nakon one nevolje, sunce æe pomrèati i mjesec neæe više svijetljeti |
| Danish | Men i de dage, efter den Trængsel, skal Solen formørkes, og Månen ikke give sit Skin, |
| Dutch | Maar in die dagen, na die verdrukking, zal de zon verduisterd worden, en de maan zal haar schijnsel niet geven. |
| Finnish | Mutta niinä päivinä, sen ahdistuksen jälkeen, aurinko pimenee, eikä kuu anna valoansa, |
| French | Mais dans ces jours, après cette détresse, le soleil s`obscurcira, la lune ne donnera plus sa lumière, |
| Gaelic | Ach anns na laithean sin an deigh na trioblaide sin, thig dorchadas air a ghrein, `s cha toir a ghealach a solus. |
| German | Aber zu der Zeit, nach dieser Trübsal, werden Sonne und Mond ihren Schein verlieren, |
| Hungarian | De azokban a napokban, azután a nyomorúság után, a nap elsötétedik, és a hold nem fénylik, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Setelah masa kesusahan itu, matahari akan menjadi gelap, dan bulan tidak lagi bercahaya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi pada masa itu, kemudian daripada sengsara itu, matahari akan dikelamkan, dan bulan pun tiada akan memberi cahayanya. |
| Latvian | Bet tanîs dienâs pçc tâm apspieðanâm saule aptumðosies, un mçness nedos vairs savu spîdumu, |
| Maori | ¶ Na, i aua ra, i muri iho i taua whakapawera, ka whakapouritia te ra, e kore hoki e titi te atarau. |
| Norwegian | Men i de dager, efter den trengsel, skal solen bli formørket og månen ikke gi sitt skinn, |
| Portuguese | Mas naqueles dias, depois daquela tribulação, o sol escurecerá, e a lua não dará a sua luz; |
| Rumanian | Dar, kn zilele acelea, dupq necazul acesta, soarele se va kntuneca, luna nu-wi va mai da lumina ei, |
| Russian | оП Ч ФЕ "ОЙ, ПУМЕ УЛПТ'Й ФПК, УПМО"Е ПНЕТЛОЕФ, Й МХОБ ОЕ "БУФ УЧЕФБ УЧПЕЗП, |
| Shuar | ¶ Jesus tuke unuiniak juna Tímiayi: `Tura nu Wáitsatin nankaamasmatai, etsaasha nantusha etsantrashtatui. |
| Swahili | "Basi, siku hizo baada ya dhiki hiyo, jua litatiwa giza na mwezi hautaangaza. |
| Swedish | Men på den tiden, efter den vedermödan, skall solen förmörkas och månen upphöra att giva sitt sken, |
| Uma | ¶ |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-f-h-r-t-t-t" | |
-3 letters: father, fatter, hafter, hatter, tatter, threat, trefah. | |
-4 letters: after, arhat, attar, earth, hater, heart, rathe, reata, tatar, tater, tetra, theft, theta, treat. | |
-5 letters: afar, area, eath, fare, fart, fate, fear, feat, feta, frae, frat, fret, haaf, haar, haet, haft, hare, hart, hate, hear, heat, heft, raft, rate, rath, reft, rhea, tahr, tare, tart. | |
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